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<< Text Pages >> Polissoir dit la Pierre des Ecomines - Polissoir in France in Champagne:Aube (10)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Polissoir dit la Pierre des Ecomines
Country: France Département: Champagne:Aube (10) Type: Polissoir
 Nearest Village: Villemaur-sur-Vanne
Latitude: 48.257400N  Longitude: 3.727700E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4
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Polissoir in L'aube

"At the foot of the Church of Villemaur-sur-Vanne shows a Polissoir but no explanatory panel; it could be the Pierre des Ecomines: perhaps it was moved near the church, because there are only two Polissoirs listed in Villemaur-sur-Vanne."

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